PETER  BAVINGTON Clavichord Maker in London 1987–2020

I can no longer supply tools for adjusting and regulating clavichords; however, I have left this page ‘live’ in case it inspires others to make their own similar tools, or even to produce them once again for sale.

	Cloth strips for muting alternate strings when tuning (thick, medium, or thin)
	Wooden wedges for putting in cloth strips when tuning (boxwood or ebony)
	Felt wedges, for muting one string of a pair while tuning
	Bulldog® clips, for securing loops to hitchpins while fitting strings
	Stringing tool, for producing a tight coil to grip tuning pins.
	Pin-adjusting tool, for changing the angle of balance and guide pins
	Threading hook (line-baiting hook), for threading wires through listing
	Listing hook, for putting in or adjusting woven listing

 

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